Image to AutoCAD Converter
Turn any image into an AutoCAD drawing, right in your browser
Drop a file here. It never leaves your browser.
PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, BMP, HEIC, TIFF, AVIF · any size · free · DXF or DWG · works best on clean line art, logos and high contrast shapes
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How to convert an image to AutoCAD
Add your file
Drop any image onto the converter, or click to choose one. It stays on your device.
Tune the trace
Adjust threshold and smoothing until the live preview shows the outline you want.
Download DWG
Download the DWG and open it in your CAD, CAM or laser software. The other format is one click away if you need it.
About formats
A raster image stores a picture as a grid of pixels, each holding a colour value. The common raster formats include PNG and BMP, which are lossless, JPG, which is lossy and built for photographs, GIF, which is palette based and supports animation, and the modern WebP and AVIF, which compress far more efficiently. What they all share is that they describe colour, not geometry: a raster image has no concept of a line, an arc or a contour. That is why turning any image into a CAD file means tracing the boundaries between light and dark into vector paths. The cleaner and higher in contrast the image, the more accurate the traced contours will be.
Frequently asked questions
Why convert any image to AutoCAD?
An image is pixels, so AutoCAD can only place it as a raster underlay you cannot snap to, dimension or cut from. Converting your image writes the outlines as real DWG polylines instead, which means you can snap to them, edit vertices, put them on layers and send them to a machine.
What software opens a DWG file?
AutoCAD opens the DWG natively, from AutoCAD 2000 onwards including AutoCAD LT and the web and mobile apps. BricsCAD, DraftSight, ZWCAD, Fusion and Revit read it too, and the free Autodesk Viewer opens it in a browser with nothing installed.
Does the converter trace the image?
Yes. It finds the edges in your image and traces them into closed vector contours, then writes those as DWG polylines. Because it traces pixels, the output is an outline with no real dimensions or scale, which is perfect for flat cutting but is not a measured engineering drawing.
Is image to AutoCAD conversion free?
Yes, and there is no watermark. The conversion runs entirely in your browser, so your file is never uploaded; a free account is needed only to download the finished file.
Can I get a DXF instead of a DWG?
Yes. The same conversion downloads as either format, and both are written in your browser, so nothing is uploaded either way. DWG is the right pick when you are editing in AutoCAD. DXF is the right pick when the file is leaving your desk, because lasers, plasma tables, waterjets, CNC routers and other CAD programs all read DXF, and some of them will not touch a DWG.
What image files work best?
High contrast images with clear outlines give the best DWG: logos, stencils, technical sketches, floor plans and simple shapes. Busy photos with shadows and gradients trace poorly because there is no clean edge to follow.
Can I use the file for laser cutting or CNC?
Yes. The traced polylines drop straight into laser, plasma, waterjet and CNC routing software as cut paths. Set an output width in millimetres before you download so the part comes in at real size. Most cutting software prefers DXF, so take the DXF download if the file is going to a machine.
I have a different image, not any image. Can I still use this?
Yes. The converter accepts any common image, including PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, BMP, HEIC, TIFF and AVIF, whichever page you started from. Just drop your file and it converts.